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  1. UK1679666180
    He's got a deceptive FB w/a good curve & slider.
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    Votto is going to have a nice career. Hell of a steal by the Reds too. In Canada, once you're 18 you're too old for the National team and amateur events, he was playing for some beer league and the Reds scout knew someone familiar with the team and they told him about Votto.
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    Long and expanding swing right there.
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    I'm going to flashchat, that is all.
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    Central Indiana Southeastern Wisconsin Rabbit ears and you might get channel 26. Would that work with digital? And what channel would that come in on? Channel 26 for me here is ESPN 2. I'm assuming that wouldn't be in digital since I have it on satellite and it's poor. You'd have to turn off your cable box/satellite and turn the TV channel to 26 instead of the channel 26 on roadrunner I assume you have.
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    Central Indiana Southeastern Wisconsin Rabbit ears and you might get channel 26.
  7. UK1679666180
    It all depends on how much ATL values Renteria and how much the other teams value him. All it does is take one team to value him more.
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    Neither do I, but it's more b/c of an inability to think outside of the box rather than considering it and then rejecting it. Fwiw, I wouldn't want Dempster in the rotation either but that's more for overall production (lack of) as a starter compared to be missing in the pen.
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    I think ATL will do the trade for Marshall. If they do trade him, I think they could get more, especially since they'll be selling high with the year he's having. I think they could get more in terms of prospects, but they aren't going to find anyone whos major league proven and cheap like Marshall. They are looking for someone to step into the rotation for 2008 and provide some certainty that they didn't have with their rotation of prospects this year. Plus, who else needs a SS? There's about 10 teams that could use a SS. Cubs Cards Pitt (if they trade Wilson) Hou SF White Sox KC Detroit (depending on Guillen) Bal (Tejada) Toronto Oakland (see what they do with Crosby) . The Cubs would be out of their mind trying to use Wuertz/minor leaguer in the same role as Marmol could potentially be used next year. Let's not kid oursleves and assume Marmol was maximized this year.
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    I think ATL will do the trade for Marshall. If they do trade him, I think they could get more, especially since they'll be selling high with the year he's having.
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    So because Marmol spent most of the year dominating major leaguers, we should discount him? He did start off the season with 7 starts in AAA posting a 1.02 WHIP, 10.54 K/9 and 2.63 BB/9 if that makes you feel better. And back to the discussion which you didn't want to talk about, the Cubs could upgrade their offensive blackhole at SS by moving Marshall, opening up a spot in the rotation. He was dominating hitters at a position the Cubs would have to replace if they move him to starter. They would have to go outside the organization to get a reliever to try and replace the production of Marmol. I'd feel more comfortable with the rotation/pen together and look to improve the offense via prospects for trade and players like Soto than trading players on an already thin 25 man roster.
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    Don't play that stupid BS with me, that might work with others but not me. i was joking. all he would need to do is post an era under 4.50 and this would be fine making marshall expendable. If I felt more comfortable about the pen and the Cubs had Estes as the likely #5 going into next year, I'd be pushing for Marmol or Gallagher as the #5. I'd like to see Marshall get the chance to grow into the role of a starter, he has the potential to be a real good #4 with the current 5. I think Marmol out of then pen next year could pop a 13 WS which might there with most 2/3 starters in the NL. I don't want to sacrifice their best reliever for potential nominal improvements over Marshall while hoping a team would improve SS/OF for Marshall.
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    Joba also started most of this year in the minors. He's also a much more polished pitcher than Marmol and the Yankees unlike the Cubs will likely not have 5 SPs at the start of the year.
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    Don't play that stupid BS with me, that might work with others but not me.
  15. UK1679666180
    I forgot to mention Brandon Jones as well for their OF. But, I don't think playing fantasy baseball with random teams is justification either way. If this debate turns into this "well, ATL needs SP and they have a good SS, it'll work type of debate then I want nothing to do with it. It's more fantasy baseball than anything that can logically be applied to what will happen. If it happens or becomes a rumor, then I'll discuss it but, it ain't worth my time now. I'm more interested in the philisophical side of whether or not Marmol would be effective enough as a starter over who he replaced compared to a more important role in the pen and who is replacement would be.
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    Would Atl. trade Renteria for Marmol or Marshall? I'm not sure. If I was Atlanta I wouldn't trade him, put Escobar at 2B, I'd shift Johnson to the OF and see if Francouer can handle CF, with the super sub Willie Harris getting a fair amount of ABs in CF as well.
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    . That's what he'd be replacing as well.
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    Like I said earlier, I don't consider Tejada a likely poss. as you mentioned Marshall would be one of several pieces to be included and they would either have to trade some salary as well or pay the entire contract, I don't see them having the flexibility to take on another 10+ mil per year on one player. If they can get someone of the caliber of Tejada, I'd be more willing to concede my stance, but I'm skeptical at best of that occuring.
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    I know he wouldn't put up numbers near where he is now, but would he put up good enough numbers over Marshall to off-set what is being lost in the pen? They're not going from a replacement level starter to Marmol. I know it's the same thing for the pen, but I don't trust Wood in an expanded role to stay healthy and I don't trust Wuertz and his lack of control/command in an expanded role either.
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    Depends on what's realistic or not. I don't consider Tejada a very likely possibility at this point given his salary and the players req'd to get him.
  21. UK1679666180
    Wainwright has a DERA of +3.95, same as Marshall. Look in the drop in numbers between Wainwright as a starter and as a reliever. H/9 +2.4 HR/9 same BB/9 +.6 K/9 -2.3
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    It most certainly was in 2002. Pretty much the exact same situation Z never had a year like Marmol did out of the pen this year. I believe they feel comfortable with their 5 starters this year, I can't say the same thing about '02's staff. Zambrano doesn't have the same pure stuff as Marmol and they're different style pitchers. I think Marmol will maximize his effectiveness as a properly used reliever compared to a starter. Wainwright last year was more effective as a reliever than a starter this year, I expect similar declines in Marmol (although, Marmol has better stuff than Wainwright as well) as a starter to the point where the difference between him and Marshall isn't worth the loss of him as a properly used reliever.
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    If Z's situation was the same as Marmol's, yes, I'd be against it. Of course, it's not the same.
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    What if the Cubs are facing Peavy and the double was from a line drive that hit Peavy sneaking into shallow LF while knocking him out of the game? :) Seriously, give me the HR every time and trust that the next hitter will have a good approach w/no one and try to do whatever he can to get on base.
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    Max effort w/clean arm actions is diff. than Marmols', most pitchers are about 85-95% effort depending on fatigue and situation. I wouldn't be too against it, they'd have to monitor him in a similar manner as Maddux does to himself. I'd rather see him take a greater role of importance in the pen than try and make him a starter though.
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